The Comet of 44 B.C. and Caesar's Funeral GamesScholars Press, 1997 - 236 sidor This unique collaboration between a classicist and physicist at the University of Illinois at Chicago is the first work to combine the evidence from both China and Rome for the spectacular daylight comet of 44 BC, perhaps the most famous comet in antiquity. This investigation, which alsoexamines allusions to this comet in astrological literature from later antiquity, sheds new light on the significance of the comet as a powerful symbol in the political propaganda that launched Augustus' career. |
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE PREVAILING VIEW OF THE CELEBRATION | 19 |
THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE LUDI VENERIS | 41 |
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The Comet of 44 B.C. and Caesar's Funeral Games John T. Ramsey,A. Lewis Licht Ingen förhandsgranskning - 1997 |
The Comet of 44 B.C. and Caesar's Funeral Games John T. Ramsey,A. Lewis Licht Ingen förhandsgranskning - 1997 |
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